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Thy Quotes by John Greenleaf Whittier
- Drop Thy still dews of quietness, Till all our strivings cease; Take from our souls the strain and stress, And let our ordered lives confess…
- They tell me, Lucy, thou art dead, that all of thee we loved and cherished has with thy summer roses perished; and left, as its…
- O brother man! fold to thy heart thy brother; Where pity dwells, the peace of God is there; To worship rightly is to love each…
- A faint blush melting through the light of thy transparent cheek like a rose-leaf bathed in dew.
- Dear Lord and Father of mankind, Forgive our foolish ways! Re-clothe us in our rightful mind, In purer lives thy service find, In deeper reverence…
- If thou of fortune be bereft, and in thy store there be but left two loaves, sell one, and with the dole, buy hyacinths to…
More Thy Quotes
- Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last. — Aristotle
- Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. — Francis of Assisi
- O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams. — Saint Augustine
- The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of… — Saint Augustine
- Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation… — Marcus Aurelius
- And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last. — Marcus Aurelius
- And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy… — Venerable Bede
- Let age, not envy, draw wrinkles on thy cheeks. — Thomas Browne